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Dr. Thomas F. Frist, Jr. M.D., serves as the President of Okeechobee Hospital Inc., Galen Of Florida Inc. Dr. Frist founded HCA Holdings, Inc. in 1968. From July 1997 to January 2001, Dr. Frist served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of HCA Inc. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of HCA-Hospital Corporation of America from 1988 to February 1994 and Clinch Valley Medical Center, Inc. (Alternate Name: Galen-Med, Inc.). He founded United Way's ... Alexis de Tocqueville Society. He serves as the Chairman of Galen of Florida Inc. He serves as the Chairman of The Frist Foundation and the Frist Center for the Visual Arts. He serves as the Chairman Emeritus of HCA, Inc. and HCA Holdings, Inc. From July 1997 to January 2001, he served as the Chairman of HCA, Inc. He served as the Chairman of HCA-Hospital Corporation of America from 1988 to February 1994. He serves as a Director of Galen of Florida Inc. He serves as Member of the Advisory Board of Avondale Partners, LLC. He served as Vice Chairman of HCA, Inc. from April 1995 to July 1997. He serves on the Board of Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville. He served as a Director of HCA, Inc. and HCA Holdings, Inc. from 1994 to January 1, 2009. From 1984 to 1995, Dr. Frist served on the Board of Directors of IBM. From 1999 to 2000, he was the Chair of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. He served as Vice President of the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust, Chair of the Board of Governors of the United Way of America. Dr. Frist received his Bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University and his MD degree from Washington University School of Medicine.

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